El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit
El Salvador
0.4657 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.4528 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
54th
Nicaragua rank
57th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4657 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4528 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.2714 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2829 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.2475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.2764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.4483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.4751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 0.4657 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4528 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Nicaragua ranks 57th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.